Beet-seeder.



PATENTED' JAN. 3, 1907.

G. H. 1). ROS S. BEBT SEEDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7, 1906- 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

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G. H. D. ROSS.

BEET SEEDER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7, 1906.

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m A TTORNE Y5 -To all whom it may concern."

.UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

"GEORGE H. D. ROSS, OF LA JU NTA, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO DAVID GARBER, OF LA J UNTA, COLORADO.

BEET-SEEDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1907. Y

Application filed August 7, 1906. Serial No. 329.587.

' Be it known that I,=GEORGE H. D. Ross, a citizen of the United States, residing at La Junta, in the county of Otero and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Beet-Seeder, of which the following is a specification. a 1

This invention has relation to beet-seeders; and it consists in the novel construction and .arrangement of its parts, as hereinafter shown and described.

The object oftheinvention is to provide a seeder which automatically operates to drop the seed at intervals. Means is provided for regulating the distance between said interva s end of said rod a laterally-extending trip is provided. A link is pivoted at its upper end to said rod and atits lower end to a lug extending between the press-wheels. A spring is attached at one end to said lug and at its other end to said rod. The tension of the 1 spring is adjusted to maintain said rod in a is provided with a series of perforations in which may be secured pins. The said pins may be spaced at suitable intervals apart,

and each said pin-is provided with a friction-' roller which is adapted to come in contact with the trip aforesaid and operate the mechanism. The intervals of the openin of the valve at the lower end of the tube epends upon the distance at which the pins are spaced apart in the perforations of the said wheel. The wheels are provided at the inner ends of the hub with clutch members which engage each other, so that the said wheels rotate in unison, even should one wheel be out of contact with the ground in passing over the same.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the seeder with parts removed and parts in section. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the'seeder. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the press-wheels of the seeder. frame.

The frame consists of the side or draft bars Fig. 4 shows a modified form of 1 1, which in the form as shown in Fig. 4 are provided at intermediate points with" the j downwardly-extending portions 2. A shaft or axle 3 extends transversely from one of the rails 1 to the opposite rail, and upon the said shaft is journaled the resser-wheels 4" 4.

The inner ends of the hub 5 of said wheels 4 are provided with the clutch members 6, which engage each other. Thus the said wheels rotate in unison at all times. If when passing over rough ground one of the ground, the said wheel will be rotated by the other wheel which is in contact with the ground. The cross-piece 7 secures the rear ends of the side rails 1 1 together. Said cross-piece is retained by any'suitable means. In advance of the downwardly-extending portions 2 of the side rails l 1 is located a tube 8. Said tube is provided at its rear side with a transversely-extending projection 9,which said wheels should be out of contact with the is provided with the substantially vertically disposed elongated slot 10. The cross-bolt 11 passes through the side rails 1 -and through the said slot 10. It is therefore obvious that the vertical position of the tube 8 with relation to the bars 1 1 may be adjusted. The forward ends of the rails l 1 are spaced apart by means of the sleeves 12 12, which are located upon the cross-bolt 13. The forward end of the runner or furrowopener 14 is located between the inner ends 'of the.

sleeves 12 12, and the rear end of the said runner-opener is attached to the lower end of the tube 8. At its rear end the said runneropener is bifurcated, as at 15, and a bifurcation extends along each side of the 'tube8. The opening 16 extends substantially vertically through the tube 8 and terminates at its lower end in the heel of the tube and between the bifurcations 15 15 of the runner 14. The lever 17 is fulcrumed between the lugs rear end thereof.

18 18, which in turn are formed up on the rear side of the projection 9. The lower end of said lever 17 is which normally 0 oses the lower end of the opening 16 of the tube 8 and normally seats itself against the lower end of said tube between the bifurcations 15 15 of the opener 14. The upper end of the lever 17 is provided with a pivoted knuckle 20. The forward end of the rod 21 is screw-threaded into said knuckle 20, and the rear of said rod 21 is provided with a laterally-extending trip 22. The 111g 23 is fixed to the crosspiece 7 andextends between the wheels 4 4. The link 24 is pivoted at its lower end to the said lug 23 and at its upper end to the said rod 21, near the The coil-spring 25 is fixed at one end to the said lug 23 and at its other end :to the said rod 21. The tension of the said spring 25 is such as to have a tendency to hold the rod 21 in a rearward position and the valve 19 of the lever 1.7 against the lower outlet of the opening 16 -of the tube 8.

@ne of the wheels '4 is provided with a number of perforations 26, each of which is adapted to receive a pin 27. Frictionrollers 28 are journaled upon the pins 27. The said pins and rollers are located upon the inner side of the wheel 4, and they may be spaced apart in the said perforations 26, so as to engage the trip 22 at such intervals as to cause the dropping of the seed to occur at points eight, ten, twelve, or more inches apart. .Adjacent to each perforation 26, in which the pins would have to be inserted to cause the dropping of the seed at eight iriches, is fixed a character, such-as a, and "adjacent those perforations which the pins would have to be inserted to cause the dropping of the seed at intervals of ten inches 18 fixed a characteras, for instance, -band likewise adjacent those perforations in which the pins must be inserted to cause the dropping of the seed at intervals of twelve inches apart is fixed a characteras, for instance, 0. It will be observed that there is one perforation adjacent to which, is fixed all of the characters a, b, and c This is the initial perforation from which all measurements are taken.

The said wheels 4 .4 are made of cast metal without spokes, the web connecting the hub of the wheels with the rims thereof being thin in transverse dimensions in order to reduce the metal and weight. By reason of the fact that the said wheels are closed they will not take up the trash and permit foreign bodies to interfere with the proper operation of the trip mechanism.

From the foregoing description it is obvious that as the seeder passes 'over the ground the runner 14 opens a furrow, the lower end of the tube 8 moves in said furrow, and at intervals the valve 19 opens and permits the seed to flow from the tube 8 into the furrow.

The presser-wheels 4 :4 press the earth about rovid-ed with a valve 19,-

the furrow, which may be closed by any suitable form of furrow-closer. (Not shown.) The presser-wheels form suitable gutters in the soil for the our ose of constituting shallow irrigation-(lite ies, by means of which water may be led to the seed and subsequently to the plant.

Having described my invention, what I claim. as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A seeder consisting of a tube having an opening extending therethrough and terminating at its heel, a furrow-opener attached to said tube, a lever fulcrumed to the tube and having a valve which normally lies over the lower end of the opening thereof, presserwheels following the tube, a rod attached at its forward end to said lever, aspring attached to the said rod and having a tendency to maintain the same in a rearward position, and a pin carried by a presser-wheel and adapted to trip said rod to operate said lever-valve and frame member connecting the parts together in proper relation.

2.. A seeder consisting of a tube, means for adjusting the vertical position of said tube, said tube having an opening extending therethrough and tern'ii-nating at its heel, an opener attached to said tube, a lever fulcruined to said tube and having a valve which normally lies over the opening in the tube, a rod attached at its forward end to said lever, a spring engaging said rod and having a tendency to maintain the same in a rearward position, presser-wheels located behind the tube, a pin carried by said presser-wheel and adapted to engage said rod to 1r ove the same longitudinally in :a forward direction, and suitable frame members for retaining the part in proper position with relation to each other.

3. A seeder consisting of a tube having an opening extending therethrough and terminating at the heel thereof, a furrow-opener.

attached to the lower end of said tube and having bifurcations which pass along the side of the tube and terminate at the heel thereof, a lever fulcrumed to the tube and having at its lower end a valve which normally lies between said bifurcations and closes the lower end of the tube-opening, a' rod attached to the upper end of said lever, a spring engaging said rod and having a tendency to maintain the same in a rearward position, presscrwheels located behind thetube, a pin carried by one of said presser-wheels and adapted to engage said rod to move the same longitudinally ina forward direction, and frame members for retaining the p arts in proper position with relation to each other.

4. A seederconsisting ofa tube, an opener attached to the lower end of said tube, said tube having an opening extending therethrough and terminating :at the heel thereof, a lever fulcrumed tOSiLld tube and having at its end a valve which normally closes the tubeopening, a knuckle-joint pivoted to the upper end of said lever, a rod screw-threaded in said joint, a spring attached to said rod and retaining the same normally in a rearward position, presser-wheels located behind the tube, a pin carried by one of the wheels and adapted to engage said rod to move the same longitudinally in a forward direction, and

frame members for retaining the parts in.

proper positions with relation to each other.

5. 'A seeder consisting of a tube, an opener attached to the lower end of said tube, the said tube having an opening extending therethrough and terminating at the heel thereof, a lever fulcrumed to the tube and having a valved end which normally closes the tubeopening, a rod attached to said lever, a spring connected to said rod andnormally maintaining the same in a forward position, a trip located at the rear end of said rod, presserwheels located behind the tube, a' trip attached to therear end of said rod, a pin carried by the presser-wheel and adapted to engage the tri to move the rod longitudinally in. a forward direction, and frame members for retaining the parts in proper positions with relation to each other.

6. In combination with a frame, Wheels supporting the same, a vertically-adjustable tu e having a projection provided with a vertically-disposed elongated opening, a pin extending through said opening and bein located at its ends in the frame, said tube aving an opening, and a valve-lever suitably operated by the wheels and normally closing the opening of said tube. r

7. The combination with a frame, wheels supporting the same, a vertically-adjustable tube attached to the frame, said tube having an opening located therein which terminates at the heel thereof, lugs attached to said tube and a lever fulcrumed to said lugs and normally closing the tube-o ening, and operating means between the w eels of said lever.

8.- In combination with aframe, a tube atvalve normally closing said outlet, wheels journaled to the frame, and having at their hubs clutch members which engage each other, and means connecting said valve and operated by the wheels for opening the valve at intervals.

9. In combination with a frame, a tube having an outlet, a valve controlling said outlet-wheels ournaled to the frame, said wheels having at their hubs clutch members which intermesh with each other, one of said wheels having means for operatin said valve.

10. In combination wit a frame, a tube located thereon and having an outlet, avalve normally closing said outlet, wheels journaled to the frame, one of said Wheels having a number of perforations spaced apart at predetermined intervals,. pins adaptedto be placed in said perforations, and means con nected with the valve and adapted to be operated by said pins for unseating the valve.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. n. ROSS.

Witnesses:

J. A. BosTWIoK, JAMES D. GRAY.

tached thereto, said tube having an outlet, a 

